Research Article

Five Indigenous Plants of Pakistan with Antinociceptive, Anti-Inflammatory, Antidepressant, and Anticoagulant Properties in Sprague Dawley Rats

Table 3

Comparison of five plant activities in different assays.

Crude plant extractPercentage Activity
Analgesic assays¥Antidepressant assay§Anticoagulant assay§Anti-inflammatory assays¥
Hot plateWrithingCarrageenanHistamine

Quercus dilatata52.2%49.6%0%30.1%66.7%60.4%
Fagonia cretica43.4%39.3%35.4%74.6%53.3%52.4%
Hedera nepalensis59.1%52.7%53.4%73.8%63.3%63.5%
Phytolacca latbenia36.0%25.8%0%67.3%53.3%47.4%
Withania coagulans65.3%62.0%95.9%29.8%70.0%74.3%

Expressed as mean of highest activity. §Calculated from negative control group.